COUNTRY | Mexico
REGION | Americas
SECTOR | transport
SUB-SECTORS | rail
QII Principles | Principle 1 Sustainable Growth & Development, Principle 3 Environmental Considerations, Principle 5 Social Considerations, Principle 6 Infrastructure Governance
QII Sub-Principles | 1: SDGs, 1: Wider economic benefits, 2: Risk management, 3: Environmental Impact Assessment, 3: Environmental Impact Mitigation, 3: Disclosure of environmental aspects, 3: Ecosystems, 3: Biodiversity, 3: Climate, 3: Weather, 5: Social Impact Assessment, 5: Job creation, 5: Universal access to services, 5: Social inclusiveness, 5: Low-income groups, 5: Displaced communities, 5: Indigenous groups, 5: Vulnerable environments, 5: Marginalised groups, 6: Growth & development strategies, 6: Procurement transparency, 6: Access to information and data, 6: Legal and Regulatory Frameworks, 6: Institutional Framework of infrastructure investment
Overview
Cost: 156,000 million pesos
Parties involved (public and private):
- Public parties: i
- Champion: Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo (FONATUR);
- Secretaría de Turismo (SECTUR);
- Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH);
- Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT)
- Private parties:
- Consulting firms: Steer Davies, MextypsaSenermex, Eclecsis, CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow, PwC;
- Construction companies: Mota Engil México, CICSA, Construcciones Urales, GAMI, AZVI, FCC Construccion, ICA, China Communications Construction, Grupo Cosh, Eyasa.
Relevant contractual details (type, length etc.): The Project consists of the construction of 1,502 km of railways in the southeast of Mexico. The construction will be tendered in 7 different sections under the public infrastructure scheme. The first 4 sections are out for tender. The first section is expected to start operating in 2023.
Context: The project represents the most important tourism and transportation infrastructure proposal for the south-southeast region of the country. With its execution, a great boost will be given to sustainable development and tourism in the region by providing passenger and cargo transport services, since it will allow the interconnection of the main cities and tourist centers with modern services and at a better cost. This project seeks to reverse the lag caused by the limited mobility of people and goods, also to foster developing investment projects by the productive sectors.
Aim(s) of the project: The project considers the construction of 1,502 kms of railroad, 30 stations throughout 5 states of the southeast of Mexico and will connect the main cities and tourist circuits of the Mayan zone. Its objective is to significantly reduce the costs of passenger and freight transport in the region, create new development poles and promote the establishment of industries that take advantage of the new connectivity advantages of the area.
Brownfield or greenfield: Greenfield
Relevance to QII
Fonatur has signed 12 collaboration agreements with international, regional and local experts to develop the project under the best international standards and good practices, in respect to human rights, promoting the participation of indigenous peoples, protecting cultural heritage, and defending the environment. The allies of Fonatur for the deployment of the project are: UNOPS, ONU HABITAT, UNESCO, National universities (IPN, UNAM, ECOSUR), among others.
Benefits
Highlights: The project will generate a direct impact on employment by creating 379 thousand direct jobs and 113 thousand indirect jobs, impact on the protection of the environment and land use planning, and will enhance economic spillover from tourism and other regional economic activities.
At the end of the project, tourist and urban services reception capacity will be improved, with an achievable goal to serve 8 thousand tourists per day in the southern area of the Yucatan Peninsula, particularly in the jungle area that goes from Palenque to Calakmul.
Expected and realised benefits: The project will open opportunities for trade and social development in advantage for companies, national and international tourism, increasing the welfare of the local population.
The project aims to lengthen duration of tourist stay, which translates into higher tourism spending and an income increase for the communities. It also implies an important growth in the infrastructure of services for the inhabitants.
Metrics
The Project has an internet page where, in addition to reporting the progress of the public work, the documents, progress and results of the collaboration agreements are published.
Name of Institution
Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público
Subsecretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público.
Unidad de Crédito Público / Coordinación de Proyectos
Website URL